The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-10-01


Tennis Tournament.--The Towsontown
Tennis Club held spirited tournament on their
pretty grounds at this place, Saturday afternoon
last. Although the weather was threatening,
there were about one hundred people present, and
the largest number of players ever assembled at
the grounds. Miss Jennie Bonsal won the first
ladies' prize which was gold breast pin, and Mr..
VIM. G. Wetheral Jr., won the first gentlemen's
price, pair of gold sleeve buttons. The follow
ing members and leading players participated:
Miss Bessie Peasants, Miss Lucy Fisher, Miss
Jennie Mcintosh, Miss Margaret Mcintosh, Miss
jamie Boarman, Miss Mary Hurst, Miss Agnes
Perot, Miss Katie Browne,%Miss Jennie Bonsal,
Miss Bessie Clark, Miss Fenton Clark, Miss Silvene
Slingluf, Messrs. Leigh Bonsal, Charles w. Hoff,
VIM. G.. Wetherall Jr., Richard H. Peasants, Jr.,
James E. Stokes, AdOIphus rerot, A. H. Browne,
Edgar G. Miller Jr., Frank M. Lee, Alexander Nell
SON and Eugene Greenway. The umpires were
Miss Eleanor Latrobe, Miss Louisa Cuttings, Miss
Mamie Hanan, Miss Jennie White, Mr.. Alexander
Larned, Mr.. VIM. r. Taylor, Mr.. Jesse Tyson and
Mr.. Frank Pegram. Referee, Mr.. John Pleas
ants Scorer, Miss Violet Browne. Misses Mary
Hurst, Agnes Perot, Katie Browne and jamie
Boarman tied for the second ladies' prize, and
Messrs Leigh BonsaI, Adolphus Perot, Arthur L.
Browne and Edgar G. Miller for the gentlemen's,
both of which are to be awarded during this week.
Among the number present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard H. Peasants, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D.
Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. Boarman, Col. and Mrs. NC
Intosh, Mrs. Kellogg, Misses Kellogg, Miss Pairo,
of Washington; Misses Brown, of "Fernwood;"
Misses Keech, Miss Anna Cuttings, Miss Hager,
of Lancaster, Pa Miss Nellie Peasants, Miss
Sallie Bonsal Miss Myers of Virginia; Mr.. Jesse
Tyson, Mr.. Walter Poutney, Miss Anita Manson,
Miss Margaret Fisher, Miss Louie G. Merryman,
Miss Jessie Tyson, Mr.. VIM. Peasants, Mr.. Robt
Chamberlaine, Mr.. Hugh Jenkins, Mr.. George
Hoff, Mr.. VIM. Fell Johnson, Misses Gator, Miss
Belle Deford, Miss Rebecca Denison, Mrs. Willie
Perot Miss E. Stokes, Miss Salie Fisher, Miss
Rose Buchanan, Miss Mary Peasants, Miss Wat
mough, of Philadelphia; Miss Harvey, Mr.. G.
Harvey and others.
Loss by Fire.-A fire occurred on the proper
ty of Mr.. Francis Schleunes, on the Hookstown
road, near Arlington, on Wednesday night of last
week. 1t originated from some unknown cause
in cluster of buildings consisting of granary,
Toulouse, chicken house, &C., which, together
with their contents, were destroyed. The Airing
ton fire department, q local organization under
the control of the residents of the community, re-
sponded promptly to the alarm and succeeded in
preventing the flames from communicating to the
large and elegantly furnished dwelling only about
rs feet distant from the burning buildings.
large dairy, also near the dwelling, and new
barn, recently completed, were saved from the
flames by the efforts of the department. The Bal
timore county fire department did not respond
Mr.. Schleunes estimates the loss at $1,000, on
which there is policy Of $500.